WVU PRT ready to ride by mid-September
West Virginia University moves toward launching the Personal Rapid Transit system this fall with limited bus service remaining. Officials target mid-September turnover, while noting possible earlier completion and ongoing tests, and clarify initial free student rides funded by the registration transportation fee.
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PRT
Barbara Rasmussen
West Virginia University
Evansdale
Samy G. Elias
Elias
Morgantown High switches senior portraits to Stevens Photography
Morgantown High School moved its senior portrait program to Stevens Photography of Massachusetts. Principal Edwin Jenkins says the switch keeps portraits at the school and allows color proofs, while former provider Friend and Coombs criticizes the move as costly and less favorable to students.
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Morgantown
Wayne Coombs
Coombs
Friend and
Richwood Ave
Stevens Photography
Massachusetts
John Blosser
Morgantown High
Monongalia County Board of Education
Stevens
Wil
Edwin Jenkins
Jenkins
Board of Education
Friend and Coombs
Friend
Senator urges sharing spirit at West Virginia Moose meet
Senator Jennings Randolph urged a return to sharing attitudes of America's founders before about 350 Moose members in Morgantown. He praised the Moose for deafness screening programs begun in Parkersburg, now serving over 1.25 million Americans, and noted Cecelones of Follansbee was elected association president at the Ramada Inn.
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Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Moose
Ramada Inn
West Virginia
Randolph
Moose Association
Parkersburg
Cecelones
Association
Follawsbee
West Virginia Press Association elects new leadership
Herb Welch of Buchannon Republican Delta was elected president at the West Virginia Press Association final session at Lakeview Inn and Country Club. John McGee and Thoebe Fisher named vice presidents, William E. Blake treasurer, two new board members filled, and Peter Arnett addressed about 175 attendees describing regional upheavals and journalism risks in India and Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Press Association
Herb Welch
John McGee
Theobe Fisher
William E. Blake
Eugene Brewer
Buchannon Republican Delta
Lakeview Inn and Country Club
Charleston Daily Mail
Thoebe Fisher
Moorefield Examiner
Nitro- Kanawha County
Association
M.S. Buddy Hayden
Huntington Newspapers
Hamlin Journal and Sentinel
Peter Arnett
Arnett
South Vietnam
Cyprus
India
Assix
Heavy rains dampen Monongalia County Fair final day
Crowning ceremonies moved indoors as heavy rains disrupted activities at the Monongalia County Fair. About 8,000 people joined the kick off parade on Holland Avenue in Westover before skies opened and rain forced indoor events. Laura Leach won Miss Monongalia County and Candy Christine Rowe captured Little Miss title.
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Monongalia County Fair
Fair Commission
Holland Avenue
Westover
Monongalia County
Candy Christine Rowe
Monongalia County stakes on Coalcon site bid
Monongalia County has spent about $5,000 on Coalcon site efforts, mainly for presentation preparation and land option data. County officials note the sum is far below what other areas have spent and expect Coalcon to narrow sites to one prime option within about 60 days.
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Monongalia County
Burkey Lilly
County Commission
Coalcon
Lilly
West Virginia
Coalton
Battelle Festival Brings Mud and Music Despite Rain
Attendees endured heavy rain at the Battelle District Fair as 6000 expected for Kenny Price and Super Sidemen shows. Officials noted strong attendance early, with final tallies due after the event. Prizes included a $500 savings bond, a chain saw, and a radio, while children kept lively amid muddy grounds and pony pulling contests.
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Battelle District
Battelle Fair
Casey
Mudville
Ralph Thomas
Entertainment Committee
Thomas
Kenny Price
West Virginia
Carol Tennant
Two jailed in Preston stabbing
Ronald E. Phillips died from a stab wound after a Terra Alta party incident. Kanawha Richard Pike, 35, and Darlene Carolyn Calvert, 30, both of Terra Alta, are jailed in Preston County Jail awaiting a hearing before Justice of the Peace Joe Sereno.
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Terra Alta
Ronald E. Phillips
Preston County
Kingwood
Kanawha
Richard Pike
Darlene Carolyn Calvert
Phillips
Preston Memorial Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Joe Sereno
John W
Sarah Pyles Phillips
Shirley Johnson Phillips
Rt. 4
Tunnelton
Patricia
Rhonda
Sharon Phillips
Charles
Franklin Phillips
Washington
R. Beatty
Grace Weter
Masontown
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Engineering
Urban Mass Transit Authority
UMTA
Board of Regents
WVU
WVUI
MHS
Art Jordan
John Cecelones
Saigon
United States
U.S
Harry Hamm
Ogden Newspapers
The
Press Association
County Fair
Laura Leach
Hillcrest St
Morgantown High School
Joy Louise Fains
Miss Leach
VFW
Goo
Battelle
Preston
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